Battle of Beroia | |||||||
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Part of the Byzantine–Pecheneg Wars | |||||||
Emperor John II Komnenos, commander of the Byzantine forces in the battle. | |||||||
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Byzantine Empire | Pecheneg Khaganate | ||||||
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John II Komnenos | Unknown |
The Battle of Beroia (modern Stara Zagora) was fought in 1122 between the Pechenegs and the Byzantine Empire under Emperor John II Komnenos (r. 1118–1143) in what is now Bulgaria. The Byzantine army won the battle, resulting in the disappearance of the Pechenegs as a distinct, independent people.